Crypto

Phantom No-Action Letter Could Unlock New Crypto Access Layer for Prediction Markets

The CFTC’s no-action letter for Phantom signals a more flexible approach to crypto interfaces, a former agency lawyer tells DeFi Rate, with implications for how users access derivatives...

Iliana Mavrou

March 18, 2026

AAVE swap incident results in near 50m loss

Crypto

A $50M Lesson: Aave Swap Loss Raises Questions Around DeFi Guardrails, UX

A $50M USDT trade for AAVE executed through Aave and CoW Swap returned just 324 AAVE worth about $36K — not due to a hack, but 99% price impact. The incident raises new questions about...

Valerie Cross

March 13, 2026

Crypto

Mastercard Crypto Partner Push Undercuts Banks’ Case Against Stablecoin Yield

Mastercard signs 85 crypto companies to its payments network as banks lobby Congress to ban stablecoin yield and activity-based crypto rewards in the CLARITY Act, despite Mastercard already...

Valerie Cross

March 11, 2026

What tokenized asset clarity means prediction markets

Crypto

What Tokenized Asset Clarity Means for Future of Prediction Markets

New U.S. guidance on tokenized securities adds to a growing regulatory push toward blockchain finance, with potential ripple effects for prediction...

Valerie Cross

March 5, 2026

Crypto

Kraken Gains Federal Reserve Access, Earning Crypto a Seat at the U.S. Banking Table

Kraken's banking arm wins Fed master account access, putting crypto on the same payment rails as U.S. banks, and deepening the CLARITY Act...

Valerie Cross

March 4, 2026

Crypto

Trump Says Banks Are Trying to Undermine Crypto’s Agenda in Clarity Act Debate

Trump blames banks for delaying the Clarity Act as stablecoin yield debate stalls in the Senate. Prediction markets show 2026 passage...

Iliana Mavrou

March 4, 2026

Axiom exchange allegations highlight need for clarity

Crypto

Axiom Insider Data Abuse Allegations Expose Crypto Compliance Gaps

On-chain investigator ZachXBT alleges insiders at Solana-based Axiom Exchange exploited access to customer order data, exposing compliance gaps as debates intensify around federal crypto...

Valerie Cross

February 26, 2026

White House pushes ethics reform before clarity act

Crypto

Insider Trading Reform Takes Priority as CLARITY Act Advances Behind the Scenes

Industry leaders from Stable, Wintermute, tx, and DonaFi told DeFi Rate that crypto's absence from the State of the Union is procedural, not a setback. However, experts were divided on...

Iliana Mavrou

February 26, 2026

Polymarket Hit by Order Book Exploit Claims

Crypto

Polymarket Traders Allege Settlement Exploit Targeting Liquidity Providers

Polymarket posted a disclaimer about a "technical exploit that may be artificially distorting prices," highlighting risks in hybrid central limit order book (CLOB) and on-chain settlement...

Dirk van Haaster

February 25, 2026

Crypto

Crypto.com Wins Conditional Approval for U.S. Crypto Custodian Bank, but Conditions Remain

Crypto.com cleared a major regulatory hurdle on its path to becoming a federally regulated custodian. Conditional approval is not final approval, and a checklist of requirements stands...

Cheryle Shepstone

February 23, 2026

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